Course Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 1, 2024
Maybe your estimates were poor or you forgot to add something into scope that you really should have worked out in advance. For example, bring in a contractor to speed up developing an IT system. If your estimates were wrong or scope was missed, you might need more funding to pay for the additional work or materials.
ProjectManager.com
MARCH 7, 2019
As we ease into the new year, many organizations’ executive teams are ramping up hiring for new talent. All these efforts require precise judgment to hire just-in-time talent, using data to make strategic project decisions at a portfolio, program and project level and launching new high performing teams.
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ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
It’s of paramount importance to everyone involved, from stakeholders to team members. The best a project manager can do is develop an accurate time estimate for how long it will take to satisfactorily complete the project. Time Estimation Matters. So, what are some of those tips and techniques for better time estimation?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
MAY 25, 2022
Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I caught up with Ruth to find out more about how to motivate teams and why it’s something you should be actively doing. Why do you think motivation on project teams is so important? She’s even written the book on it. So how do we do it? Gertman et.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
AUGUST 12, 2024
Talking about risk puts you in a better position to do something about them especially, as Mark pointed out, “most of our executives are too far remote from the rest of the team.” Only 3% of risks, he estimated, turn into something explosive. Build it into your regular project and program team meetings.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
The four types of project management methods are: Data gathering and analysis methods Estimating methods Meetings and events Other (because it’s always worth having a bucket category for anything else, right?). SWOT stands for: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats. We used to do root cause analysis a lot in the IT team.
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
The ‘formally authorized’ part is important because you can, of course, make changes to what’s in the scope statement at any point. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. What’s so bad about scope creep anyway? It takes its toll on team morale.
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